Effectiveness of spatial mosaic management for grassland breeding shorebirds

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 161-170

  Oosterveld, Ernst B ^a   Nijland, Freek ^b   Musters, Cees J M ^c   de Snoo, Geert R ^d  

^a Altenburg and Wymenga Ecological Consultancy   (Netherlands)

^b Bureau N   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agri environmental schemes; Farmland birds; Grassland management; Population development; Shorebirds

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BREEDING POPULATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; NATURE RESERVE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WADER;

NETHERLANDS;

AVES; HAEMATOPUS OSTRALEGUS; LIMOSA LIMOSA; TRINGA TOTANUS; VANELLUS VANELLUS;

EID: 78650734844     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-010-0561-5     Document Type: Article

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